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Pauley, Skeeters shut out York Revolution

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Posted:
08/06/2014 09:43:00 PM EDT

The ball falls out of the glove of York's Bryant Nelson as Sugar Land's Brian Barton slides into third during the York Revolution game against the Sugar Land Skeeters at Santander Stadium Wednesday. Barton went on to score on a home run by Nick Stavinoha. (Kate Penn — Daily Record/Sunday News)

The York Revolution never recovered from a rough first inning, and the Sugar Land Skeeters cruised to an 8-0 victory at Santander Stadium. Three Skeeters pitchers combined to notch the shutout, limiting York to a pair of singles and a double by Travis Garcia.

• Skeeters starter David Pauley (8-6) did not allow a run on two hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked one. Pauley leads the league in ERA (2.59).

• Skeeters pitchers combined to strike out eigth and walk just two. The Revs managed just one extra-base hit.

• Sugar Land third baseman Michael Rockett went 3-for-4. He scored a run and raised his batting average to .213.

• York's Garcia went 2-for-4 and raised his batting average to .282.

Notes

• York leadoff man Justin Greene recorded a hit, and thereby avoided going hitless in back-to-back games. The Revs outfielder has not gone hitless in back-to-back games for York this season. He leads the league with a .369 average. Only six players in the league, with the required at-bats to register in league leaders, are batting above .300.

• The win allowed the Skeeters to move two games ahead of York in the second-half Freedom Division standings.